Animal pen



J. FERRIS.

ANIMAL PEN.

FILED OCT. 8, 1920.

Jan. 9, 1923.

ll atented den. 9, i923.

nane HOVIARD J. FERYBIS, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T HUNT, HELM, CDMPAIB'Y, CF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ANIliIAL PEN.

Application filed October a, 1920. Serial No. 415,506.

T0 (5% /109724 it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hownno J. Fannie,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Harvard, in the county of hlcllenry and a State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Animal Pens, oi

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to animal pens and is fully described in the following specifi- 10 cation and shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

vFig. l is a partial elevation of a corner of a pen embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a partial plan of the same;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4t is a similar section on the line of Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section of the corner post on the line 5 of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment illustrated the pen consists of top and bottom rails 10 and 11 respectively which are secured to the corner post '1 by means (If rorner brackets 12?.

re yical tubes 1e are cut to a uniform lengg tli and s-iecured between the top and bottom nails 1 and 11. Cup shaped nienibei's ii; are secured by means or rivets 16 on the adjacent side of the web of the channels forming the top and bottom rails 10 and 11. These members are formed to fit snugly into the ends of the tubes let and to prevent lateral displacement.

In some of the vertical tubes as shown in Fig. 4 a cup shaped member 15 is used, having an enlarged opening thru which passes a thimble 16 by means of which it is secured to one of the rails. A bolt 17 passes thru the thimble l6" and has a nut 18 by means of which the top and bottom rails 10 and 11 and the tubes 1% are securely fastened together.

While I have shown and described but two embodiments of my invention it is to be understood that it is capable of many more modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the appended claim in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the priorart.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In an animal pen, horizontal top and bottom rails, vertical tubes extending therebetween and contacting said rails, cup shaped members secured to said rails and e'vtending into said tubes to position the n ter said .n'ienlbers being secured to said rails by hollow rivets, andbolts passing thru certain of said hollow rivets and tubes to secure the whole together.

HONARD J. FERRIS. 

